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already suffered great financial loss as a result of the retailing to which we refer. If the practice continues many established retailers will be driven out of business.
E. There is a gross oversupply of retail commercial space in the Territory. The use of halls, exhibition centres and showgrounds as retailing space seriously worsens an already unsatisfactory situation.
Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to:
immediately use your powers of enforcement of Territory laws and lease purpose clauses to prevent the retailing of new goods from halls, exhibition centres and showgrounds except to the extent that such retailing is incidental to bona fide fairs and exhibitions.
By Ms Follett (from 385 residents).
Euthanasia
To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory:
The petition of certain residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly:
* That euthanasia ignores the fundamental value of every human being.
* That the mere legalisation of euthanasia would put pressure on the handicapped, aged and terminally ill members of our community to kill themselves, or to be killed, so as to not be a "burden" on their friends and families.
* That experience in the Netherlands demonstrates that acceptance of so called "voluntary" euthanasia leads to the adoption of involuntary euthanasia.
Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to reject any move towards the legalisation of euthanasia in the ACT, and to provide for the establishment of a hospice as an expression of the Assembly's true concern for the welfare of the aged and terminally ill of our community.
By Dr Kinloch, Mr Humphries and Mr Kaine (from 133, 188 and 123 residents, respectively).
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